EP0852614B1 - Klebemittel mit verzögerter klebrigkeit - Google Patents

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EP0852614B1
EP0852614B1 EP96931242A EP96931242A EP0852614B1 EP 0852614 B1 EP0852614 B1 EP 0852614B1 EP 96931242 A EP96931242 A EP 96931242A EP 96931242 A EP96931242 A EP 96931242A EP 0852614 B1 EP0852614 B1 EP 0852614B1
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  • the present invention relates to a delayed-tack adhesive article having an adhesive layer which is non-tacky at ordinary temperatures but can develop tack by heating and is kept in a tacky state for a long time after the completion of the heating; and a delayed-tack adhesive composition useful for the production of the adhesive article.
  • a delayed-tack adhesive composition essentially comprises a thermoplastic polymer (or resin), a plasticizer being solid at ordinary temperatures, and optionally a tackifier.
  • the thermoplastic polymer serves as the basic component for developing tackiness and adhesiveness.
  • the plasticizer is molten by heating to swell or soften the polymer, though it is solid at ordinary temperatures and hence cannot impart plasticity as it is to the polymer.
  • the adhesive layer of the article is non-tacky at ordinary temperatures, but can develop tack by heating. Further, the tackifier serves to further improve the tack performance.
  • ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, styrene-butadiene copolymers and so on have occupied the mainstream of the thermoplastic polymer used in delayed-tack adhesive articles and delayed-tack adhesive compositions.
  • These copolymers exhibit poor tack strength for adherends made of non-polar materials such as polyethylene, polypropylene and so on, though they exhibit relatively high tack for adherends made of polar materials such as glass, stainless steel and so on.
  • a delayed-tack adhesive excellent in tack characteristics and blocking resistance which comprises a thermoplastic resin (except ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers) having a glass transition temperature of -5°C or above, a crystalline plasticizer and a tackifier [see Japanese Patent Publication-A No. 6-57233 (published on March 1, 1994)]; and another delayed-tack adhesive comprising a thermoplastic resin, a tackifier, a crystalline plasticizer and a colloid [see Japanese Patent Publication-A No. 6-100848 (published on April 12, 1994)].
  • any delayed-tack adhesive article which can be suitably applied even to an adherend made of a non-polar material and exhibits performances (such as tack, adhesiveness and blocking resistance) satisfactory enough for practical use.
  • the use application of most of the labels which are each produced by coating a substrate with a delayed-tack adhesive composition and are put to practical use is limited to glass cases, and scarcely any such label applicable to plastic cases has been put to practical use.
  • the delayed-tack adhesive article of the prior art produced by the use of the above thermoplastic resin had a problem that the use application thereof was limited because of the unpractically poor performance thereof for adherends made of plastics.
  • thermoplastic (co)polymer prepared by using a radical-polymerizable monomer having a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 9 to 18 carbon atoms as the starting monomer enables the preparation of an adhesive composition for delayed-tack adhesive articles which exhibits excellent tack even for adherends made of non-polar materials with initial tack and holding power comparable with those of the prior art.
  • the present invention has been accomplished on the basis of this finding.
  • the present invention provides a delayed-tack adhesive composition
  • a delayed-tack adhesive composition comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer selected from the group consisting of (a) homopolymers each prepared from a radical-polymerizable monomer having a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 9 to 18 carbon atoms, (b) copolymers each prepared from at least two radical-polymerizable monomers each having a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 9 to 18 carbon atoms and (c) copolymers each prepared from at least one radical-polymerizable monomer having a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 9 to 18 carbon atoms and at least one monomer copolymerizable therewith, and a plasticizer being solid at ordinary temperatures.
  • the present invention relates to a delayed-tack adhesive composition characterized by comprising a polymer of a radical-polymerizable monomer having an alkyl chain of 9 to 18 carbon atoms and/or a copolymer of said monomer and one or more monomer(s) copolymerizable therewith, and a solid plasticizer.
  • the present invention provides a delayed-tack adhesive article comprising a substrate layer and an adhesive layer formed thereon comprising the delayed-tack adhesive composition as defined in claim 1.
  • the present invention provides a process for preparing a delayed-tack adhesive article comprising the steps:
  • the present invention provides use of the delayed-tack adhesive composition as defined in claim 1 for preparing a delayed-tack adhesive article or a delayed-tack adhesive composition.
  • a radical-polymerizable monomer having a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 9 to 18 carbon atoms is used in the preparation of the homopolymers (a) and the copolymers (b) and (c).
  • esters of (meth)acrylic acid with monohydric alcohols each having a C 9 -C 18 linear alkyl group specifically, acrylates such as nonyl acrylate, decyl acrylate, lauryl acrylate, tetradecyl acrylate, hexadecyl acrylate and stearyl acrylate, and methacrylates such as nonyl methacrylate, hexadecyl methacrylate and stearyl methacrylate; and esters of (meth)acrylic acid with monohydric alcohols each having a C 9 -C 18 branched chain alkyl group prepared by e.g., the oxo process or the Ziegler process.
  • the above-described monohydric alcohol having a C 9 -C 18 branched chain alkyl group is generally a mixture of alcohols having various branched alkyl groups.
  • examples of the monomers described above also include vinyl esters such as vinyl laurate and vinyl stearate; vinyl ethers such as lauryl vinyl ether and stearyl vinyl ether; and amides such as N-dodecylacrylamide and N-octadecylacrylamide.
  • examples of the monomers described above also include derivatives of acrylic and methacrylic acids each having a long-chain alkyl group, such as 2-octadecanoyloxyethyl acrylate, 2-(N-octadecylcarbamoyloxy)ethyl acrylate, 2-(N-hexadecylcarbamoyloxy)ethyl acrylate, 2-[N-(octadecyloxycarbonyl)amino]ethyl methacrylate, N-(2-octadecanoyloxy)ethylacrylamide, N-(2-octadecanoyloxy)ethylmethacrylamide and N-octadecyl-N'-(2-acryloyloxy)ethylurea.
  • 2-octadecanoyloxyethyl acrylate 2-(N-octadecylcarbamoyloxy)e
  • esters of (meth)acrylic acid with monohydric alcohols each having a C 9 -C 18 linear alkyl group are preferred.
  • one of these monomers is used for preparing the homopolymer (a), and two or more of them are used for preparing the copolymer (b).
  • the monomer which is copolymerizable with the above monomer and is used in the preparation of the copolymer (C) is not limited at all, as long as it is copolymerizable therewith.
  • examples thereof include vinyl halides such as vinyl chloride; vinyl esters such as vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, vinyl butyrate and vinyl benzoate; vinyl ethers such as vinyl propyl ether and vinyl butyl ether; acrylates such as methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate and glycidyl acrylate; methacrylates such as methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and glycidyl methacrylate; acids each having an unsaturated double bond such as acrylic acid and methacrylic acid; amides each having an unsaturated double
  • the homopolymers (a) and copolymers (b) and (c) according to the present invention are excellent in the wetting of the surface of an adherend made of a non-polar material, as compared with the (co)polymers each prepared by (co)polymerizing a monomer(s) having an alkyl group having 8 or less carbon atoms, consequently enhancing the tack strength of the adhesive article according to the present invention.
  • the homopolymers (a) and the copolymers (b) and (c) it is preferable to use at least one of the copolymers (c) in the present invention. Further, it is still preferable to use a copolymer (c) prepared by copolymerizing 30 to 70% by weight of at least one radical-polymerizable monomer having a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 9 to 18 carbon atoms with 70 to 30% by weight of at least one monomer copolymerizable therewith, each percentage being based on the total weight of the monomers.
  • the at least one member selected from the group consisting of the homopolymers (a) and the copolymers (b) and (c) has a glass transition temperature in the range of preferably from -20°C to + 20°C, still more preferably from -10°C to +10°C, particularly preferably from -10°C to below -5°C.
  • the homopolymer or the copolymer used has a glass transition temperature falling within the above range, and when two or more members of them are used, it is preferable that the mixture of them exhibits a glass transition temperature falling within the above range.
  • the glass transition temperatures (Tg, unit: °C) of homopolymers (a) refer to their respective known values
  • the glass transition temperatures of copolymers (b) and (c) refer to values obtained by converting the respective glass transition temperatures on the absolute scale (Tg P , unit: °K) as calculated according to Fox's equation which will be described below into those on the centigrade scale (Tg, unit: °C).
  • Tg (unit: °C) Tg p (unit: °K) - 273
  • the glass transition temperature of the copolymer (b) or (c) can be adjusted to a desired value by regulating the kinds and proportions of starting monomers.
  • a (co)polymer(s) having a glass transition temperature ranging from -20 to +20°C can give an adhesive article which is well-balanced among blocking resistance, tack strength and initial tack.
  • tack strength and initial tack can be improved also by using an increased amount of the plasticizer which will be described below.
  • the use of an increased amount thereof lowers the holding power. Accordingly, it is preferable that the improvement in these properties be conducted by selecting the (co)polymer which constitutes the adhesive composition from the standpoint of glass transition temperature.
  • the (co)polymer to be used in the present invention can be produced according to a conventional emulsion or suspension polymerization process.
  • the following process is a preferable example of the process for preparing the (co)polymer.
  • the process comprises an emulsification step and a polymerization step.
  • emulsification step monomers, water, an emulsifier and optionally a watersoluble polymer at need are used, and the monomers are dispersed in water at a temperature exceeding the melting points of the monomers to form an emulsion wherein the mean particle diameter of the disperse phase (the monomers) is 5 ⁇ m or below.
  • an ultrasonic homogenizer, or a continuous emulsifying apparatus such as Milder (a product of EBARA SEISAKUSHO Co. Ltd.) is used in this step.
  • Milder a product of EBARA SEISAKUSHO Co. Ltd.
  • the emulsifier to be used in this step may be any of nonionic, cationic, anionic and amphoteric ones.
  • a radical-polymerizable emulsifier which is taken into the resulting polymer may be used.
  • the emulsion prepared in the emulsification step is fed into a reactor for polymerization fitted with a stirrer, followed by the addition of a polymerization initiator. Then, the contents of the reactor are heated to a temperature suitable for the polymerization while stirring to conduct the polymerization.
  • the polymerization initiator to be used in this step may be any watersoluble one which is used in a conventional emulsion polymerization, and specific examples thereof include persulfates such as potassium persulfate and ammonium persulfate; azo compounds such as 2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane) hydrochloride and azobis(cyanovaleric acid); and redox initiator systems such as combinations of organic hydroperoxides with ascorbic acid, those of organic hydroperoxides with iron ion, those of persulfates with sulfite salts, and that of hydrogen peroxide with iron ion.
  • persulfates such as potassium persulfate and ammonium persulfate
  • azo compounds such as 2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane) hydrochloride and azobis(cyanovaleric acid)
  • redox initiator systems such as combinations of organic hydroperoxides with ascorbic acid, those of organic hydroperoxide
  • the process for preparing the (co)polymer according to the present invention is not limited to the above process.
  • a plasticizer being solid at ordinary temperatures is used to plasticize the above (co)polymer at elevated temperatures.
  • a plasticizer include diphenyl phthalate, dihexyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, dihydroabietyl phthalate, dimethyl isophthalate, sucrose monobenzoate, ethyleneglycol dibenzoate, glycerol tribenzoate, pentaerythritol tetrabenzoate, sucrose octaacetate, tricyclohexyl citrate and N-cyclohexyl-p-toluenesulfonamide, among which dicyclohexyl phthalate is preferable owing to its high general-purpose properties.
  • the weight ratio of the plasticizer to the (co)polymer is desirably 0.3 to 3, still more desirably 0.4 to 2.5, particularly desirably 0.5 to 2. It is needless to say that the weight ratio refers to that of the plasticizer itself to the (co)polymer itself. That is, even when the (co)polymer is provided in the form of, e.g., an emulsion, the weight of the emulsion (i.e., the total weight of the (co)polymer and other components) is not employed in calculating the weight ratio described above. Incidentally, when the (co)polymer is provided in the form of an emulsion, the content of the (co)polymer of the emulsion is often expressed in terms of the solid content thereof.
  • the delayed-tack adhesive composition of the present invention may further comprise a tackifier to regulate the tack performance of an adhesive article produced by the use of the composition.
  • tackifiers include terpene resins, aliphatic petroleum resins, aromatic petroleum resins, cumarone-indene resins, styrenic resins, phenolic resins, terpene-phenol resins and rosin derivative (such as rosin, polymerized rosin and hydrogenated rosin; esters of them with glycerol, pentaerythritol and the like; and resin acid dimers).
  • the tackifier to be used is suitably selected in consideration of compatibility with the (co)polymer serving as adhesive component or the plasticizer.
  • the amount of the tackifier to be used is desirably 50% by weight or below, still more desirably 5 to 40% by weight, particularly desirably 10 to 30% by weight, based on the weight of the (co)polymer it self.
  • An adhesive article which is prepared by the use of an adhesive composition comprising a tackifier in such an amount has well-balanced properties including, in particular, various tack characteristics and blocking resistance.
  • the delayed-tack adhesive composition of the present invention may further contain an inorganic substance such as titanium oxide, alumina, colloidal silica, kaolin and talc, or an organic substance such as paraffin and powdery styrene, in addition to the above components. If necessary, the composition may also contain other additive(s) such as dispersants, anti-foaming agents, thickeners and surfactants.
  • an inorganic substance such as titanium oxide, alumina, colloidal silica, kaolin and talc
  • an organic substance such as paraffin and powdery styrene
  • the composition may also contain other additive(s) such as dispersants, anti-foaming agents, thickeners and surfactants.
  • the process for preparing the adhesive composition of the present invention is not limited at all, examples thereof include one which comprises adding a dispersion or emulsion containing the plasticizer and the tackifier to an emulsion comprising the (co)polymer; and one which comprises dissolving the plasticizer and the tackifier in an emulsion of the monomer(s) and adding a polymerization initiator to the emulsion thus obtained to (co)polymerize the monomer(s) as such.
  • Representative forms of the thus-prepared adhesive composition of the present invention include an emulsion and an emulsion/suspension.
  • a substrate for example, paper such as woodfree paper, single-coated paper and double-coated paper, or a film made of plastics such as polyester and polyolefin is uniformly coated with the adhesive composition taking such a form to be formed an adhesive composition layer; and then the adhesive composition layer is dried to give a coated article (adhesive article of the present invention) comprising a substrate layer and a non-tacky adhesive layer (formed by drying the adhesive composition layer).
  • Specific examples of the forms of the adhesive article include tack labels, sheets and tapes.
  • the thickness of the substrate layer is not particularly limited but varies depending on the use application of the adhesive article, it is generally about 10 to 5000 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of the adhesive composition layer is generally about 20 to 200 ⁇ m, though it varies depending on the kind and sizes of the substrate and the use application of the adhesive article.
  • the adhesive composition layer For drying the adhesive composition layer, conditions by which the adhesive layer does not develop tack after drying and no adverse effect is exerted on the substrate are selected. For example, a method comprising blowing hot air at a temperature not exceeding the melting point of the plasticizer toward the adhesive composition layer to thereby dry the layer sufficiently may be preferably employed.
  • the thickness of the adhesive layer is generally about 10 to 150 ⁇ m, though it varies depending on the kind and sizes of the substrate and the use application of the adhesive article.
  • the adhesive layer of the adhesive article according to the present invention is non-tacky, as far as it exists as such.
  • the adhesive article is subjected to activation (tack development of the adhesive layer).
  • This activation may be conducted just before the use of the adhesive article by heating the adhesive layer (with, e.g., hot air at a temperature higher than the melting point of the plasticizer) under such conditions that the plasticizer is molten, though the method of the activation is not particularly limited.
  • the adhesive layer of the adhesive article of the present invention develops tack for an adherend such as plastic cases through such the activation process. Therefore, the article is sometimes called also "heat-sensitive adhesive".
  • the present invention provides a delayed-tack adhesive article which exhibits excellent tack not only for polar materials such as glass and stainless steel to which the delayed-tack adhesive articles of the prior art were satisfactorily applicable, but also for non-polar materials such as polyethylene; and a delayed-tack adhesive composition useful for the production of the adhesive article. Accordingly, new uses of delayed-tack adhesive articles wherein plastic bottles and the like are employed as the adherends are developed by the present invention. Further, the adhesive article of the present invention is well balanced among tack strength, holding power and initial tack. Furthermore, since the adhesive article of the present invention is excellent also in blocking resistance, the article can be composed of only an adhesive layer and a substrate layer. In other words, a release paper can be dispensed with. Accordingly, the adhesive article of the present invention is more advantageous than that, such as a tack label, of the prior art comprising a release paper as an essential member in cost.
  • Tg i 's of lauryl methacrylate homopolymer and styrene homopolymer are 208 °K and 373 °K respectively (on the authority of POLYMER HANDBOOK 2nd Ed.).
  • DCHP dicyclohexyl phthalate
  • a 10% aqueous solution of Polyvinyl alcohol GL-03 as the dispersant a product of Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry, Co., Ltd.
  • deionized water 50 parts of deionized water were put in a ball mill, followed by pulverization of the DCHP in 24 hours.
  • the resulting mixture was dispersed in deionized water to prepare a plasticizer dispersion (suspension).
  • thermoplastic copolymer emulsion prepared above 250 parts was mixed with 250 parts of the above plasticizer dispersion [at a copolymer/plasticizer weight ratio (in terms of solid matter) of 1/1] to prepare a uniform emulsion/suspension type adhesive composition (Sample 1).
  • the adhesive article was cut in a width of 20 mm.
  • the obtained test piece was heated with hot air at 80°C for 5 seconds to develop the tack of the adhesive layer.
  • the resulting test piece was stuck on a preliminarily cleaned test plate made of high-density polyethylene.
  • the specimen thus prepared was examined for tack strength by the testing method for tack strength (180°C peeling test) according to JIS Z 0237 (1991).
  • test piece adheresive article
  • the length and width of the stuck area of the test piece were 20 mm and 25 mm, respectively.
  • the specimen thus prepared was examined for holding power by the testing method for holding power according to JIS Z 0237 (1991) at 50°C under a load of 500 g.
  • test piece fell within one hour after the initiation of the test the time which had elapsed until the falling was measured, while in the case wherein the test piece did not fall within one hour thereafter, the deviation of the test piece was measured.
  • Copolymerization was effected in the same formulation and same process as those of Example 1 to prepare a thermoplastic copolymer emulsion.
  • 200 parts of a plasticizer (DCHP) dispersion prepared by the same process as that of Example 1 and 50 parts of an emulsion (solid content: 50%) of a rosin ester tackifier were added to 250 parts of the thermoplastic copolymer emulsion prepared above, followed by mixing.
  • DCHP plasticizer
  • an emulsion (solid content: 50%) of a rosin ester tackifier were added to 250 parts of the thermoplastic copolymer emulsion prepared above, followed by mixing.
  • a uniform emulsion/suspension type adhesive composition (Sample 2) was prepared.
  • Example 3 Another adhesive composition (Sample 3) was prepared in the same manner as that of Example 1 except that 40 parts of lauryl methacrylate, 20 parts of stearyl methacrylate, 38 parts of styrene and 2 parts of methacrylic acid were used as the starting monomers in the preparation of a thermoplastic copolymer emulsion.
  • Tg i 's of stearyl methacrylate homopolymer and methacrylic acid homopolymer are 311 °K (on the authority of the catalogue of products of Shoeisha Kagaku, K.K.) and 501 °K (on the authority of POLYMER HANDBOOK 2nd Ed.) respectively.
  • Example 4 Another adhesive composition (Sample 4) was prepared in the same manner as that of Example 1 except that 50 parts of decyl methacrylate and 50 parts of styrene were used as the starting monomers in the preparation of a thermoplastic copolymer emulsion.
  • the Tg i of decyl methacrylate homopolymer is 203 °K (on the authority of POLYMER HANDBOOK 2nd Ed.).
  • Example 5 Another adhesive composition (Sample 5) was prepared in the same manner as that of Example 2 except that 40 parts of lauryl methacrylate, 20 parts of stearyl methacrylate and 40 parts of styrene were used as the starting monomers in the preparation of a thermoplastic copolymer emulsion.
  • thermoplstic copolymer emulsion An emulsion (solid content: 40%) of EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer) was used as the thermoplstic copolymer emulsion. 250 parts of the EVA emulsion was mixed with 250 parts of a DCHP dispersion prepared by the same process as that of Example 1 to form a uniform emulsion/suspension type adhesive composition (Sample 6). In a similar manner to that of Example 1, an adhesive article was produced by the use of Sample 6, and evaluated for performances.
  • EVA ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer
  • Example 7 Another adhesive composition (Sample 7) was prepared in the same manner as that of Example 1 except that 50 parts of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate and 50 parts of styrene were used as the starting monomers in the preparation of a thermoplastic copolymer emulsion.
  • the Tg i of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate homopolymer is 223 °K (on the authority of POLYMER HANDBOOK 2nd Ed.).
  • thermoplastic copolymer emulsion was prepared in the same manner as that of Example 1 except that 50 parts of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate and 50 parts of styrene were used as the starting monomers. 250 parts of the obtained emulsion was mixed with 200 parts of a DCHP dispersion prepared by the same process as that of Example 1 and 50 parts of a rosin ester tackifier emulsion (solid content: 50%) to form a uniform emulsion/suspension type adhesive composition (Sample 8). In a similar manner to that of Example 1, an adhesive article was produced by the use of Sample 8, and evaluated for performances.
  • Example 9 Another adhesive composition (Sample 9) was prepared in the same manner as that of Example 1 except that 50 parts of octyl acrylate and 50 parts of styrene were used as the starting monomers in the preparation of a thermoplastic copolymer emulsion.
  • Tg i of octyl acrylate homopolymer is 208 °K (on the authority of POLYMER HANDBOOK 2nd Ed.).
  • Ex. Comp. Ex. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 Tg (calcd.) [°C] -6 -6 3 -10 2 0 6 6 -6 180° peel strength [gf/20mm] 700 900 600 650 650 400 450 500 400 Initial tack [No.] 4 6 4 6 5 ⁇ 2 6 8 2 Holding power [min] 15 30 30 15 30 ⁇ 5 ⁇ 5 5 ⁇ 5 Blocking resistance o ⁇ ⁇ o ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇
  • Example 10 Another adhesive composition (Sample 10) was prepared in the same manner as that of Example 1 except that 20 parts of lauryl methacrylate and 80 parts of styrene were used as the starting monomers in the preparation of a thermoplastic copolymer emulsion.
  • Example 11 Another adhesive composition was prepared in the same manner as that of Example 1 except that 35 parts of lauryl methacrylate and 65 parts of styrene were used as the starting monomers in the preparation of a thermoplastic copolymer emulsion.
  • Example 12 Another adhesive composition was prepared in the same manner as that of Example 1 except that 60 parts of lauryl methacrylate and 40 parts of styrene were used as the starting monomers in the preparation of a thermoplastic copolymer emulsion.
  • Example 13 Another adhesive composition was prepared in the same manner as that of Example 1 except that 80 parts of lauryl methacrylate and 20 parts of styrene were used as the starting monomers in the preparation of a thermoplastic copolymer emulsion.
  • Example 14 Another adhesive composition was prepared in the same manner as that of Example 1 except that the amount of the plasticizer dispersion was changed to 125 parts.
  • Example 15 Another adhesive composition was prepared in the same manner as that of Example 1 except that the amount of the plasticizer dispersion was changed to 500 parts.
  • Example 16 Another adhesive composition was prepared in the same manner as that of Example 1 except that 100 parts of hexadecyl methacrylate was used as the starting monomer in the preparation of a thermoplastic copolymer emulsion.
  • the delayed-tack adhesive articles prepared by the use of the adhesive compositions of the present invention exhibit well-balanced tack characteristics (including adhesive strength, initial tack and holding power), while those prepared by the use of the adhesive compositions of Comparative Examples lack in one or more of these characteristics and exhibit imbalanced performance. Further, the delayed-tack adhesive articles according to the present invention are superior to those of Comparative Examples also in blocking resistance.

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  1. Adhäsivzusammensetzung mit verzögerter Klebrigkeit, umfassend zumindest ein thermoplastisches Polymer, ausgewählt aus der Gruppe, bestehend aus (a) Homopolymeren, die jeweils aus einem radikalisch polyermisierbaren Monomer mit einer geradkettigen oder verzweigten Alkylgruppe mit 9 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen hergestellt sind, (b) Copolymeren, die jeweils von zumindest zwei radikalisch polymerisierbaren Monomeren mit jeweils einer geradkettigen oder verzweigten Alyklgruppe mit 9 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen hergestellt sind, und (c) Copolymeren, die jeweils von zumindest einem radikalisch polymerisierbaren Monomer mit einer geradkettigen oder verzweigten Alkylgruppe mit 9 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen und zumindest einem damit copolymerisierbaren Monomer hergestellt sind, und einen Weichmacher, der bei normalen Temperaturen fest ist.
  2. Adhäsivzusammensetzung mit verzögerter Klebrigkeit nach Anspruch 1, worin das zumindest eine thermoplastische Polymer, ausgewählt aus der Gruppe, bestehend aus den Homopolymeren (a) und den Copolymeren (b) und (c) eine Glasübergangstemperatur (Tg) in dem Bereich von -20 bis +20°C hat.
  3. Adhäsivzusammensetzung mit verzögerter Klebrigkeit nach Anspruch 1, worin das radikalisch polyermisierbare Monomer mit einer geradkettigen oder verzweigten Alkylgruppe mit 9 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen ein Ester von (Meth)acrylsäure mit einem einwertigen Alkohol mit einer geradkettigen Alykgruppe mit 9 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen ist.
  4. Adhäsivzusammensetzung mit verzögerter Klebrigkeit nach Anspruch 1, worin das zumindest eine thermoplastische Polymer, ausgewählt aus der Gruppe, bestehend aus den Homopolymeren (a) und den Copolymeren (b) und (c) zumindest eine Verbindung ist, ausgewählt aus den Copolymeren (c).
  5. Adhäsivzusammensetzung mit verzögerter Klebrigkeit nach Anspruch 4, worin das verwendete Copolymer (c) eines ist, hergestellt durch Copolymerisieren von 30 bis 70 Gew.% von zumindest einem radikalisch polymerisierbaren Monomer mit einer geradkettigen oder verzweigten Alkylgruppe mit 9 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen und 70 bis 30 Gew.% von zumindest einem Monomer, das mit diesem copoylmerisierbar ist, wobei jeder Prozentsatz auf das Gesamtgewicht der Monomeren basiert.
  6. Adhäsivzusammensetzung mit verzögerter Klebrigkeit nach Anspruch 1, worin das Gewichtsverhältnis des Weichmachers, der bei normaler Temperatur fest ist, zu dem zumindest einen thermoplastischen Poylmer, ausgewählt aus der Gruppe, bestehend aus den Homopolymeren (a) und den Copolymeren (b) und (c), innerhalb des Bereiches von 0,3 bis 3 liegt.
  7. Adhäsivzusammensetzung mit verzögerter Klebrigkeit nach Anspruch 1, die weiterhin ein klebrigmachendes Mittel enthält.
  8. Adhäsivgegenstand mit verzögerter Klebrigkeit, umfassend eine Substratschicht und eine Adhäsivschicht, die darauf gebildet ist, umfassend die Adhäsivzusammensetzung mit verzögerter Klebrigkeit nach Anspruch 1.
  9. Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Adhäsivgegenstandes mit verzögerter Klebrigkeit, umfassend die Schritte:
    Beschichten eines Substrates mit der Adhäsivzusammensetzung mit verzögerter Klebrigkeit nach Anspruch 1, unter Erhalt einer Adhäsivzusammensetzungsschicht, und Trocknen der Adhäsivzusammensetzungsschicht.
  10. Verwendung von zumindest einem thermoplastischen Polymer, ausgewählt aus der Gruppe, bestehend aus (a) Homopolymeren, die jeweils aus einem radikalisch polyermisierbaren Monomer mit einer geradkettigen oder verzweigten Alkylgruppe mit 9 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen hergestellt sind, (b) Copolymeren, die jeweils von zumindest zwei radikalisch polymerisierbaren Monomeren mit jeweils einer geradkettigen oder verzweigten Alyklgruppe mit 9 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen hergestellt sind, und (c) Copolymeren, die jeweils von zumindest einem radikalisch polymerisierbaren Monomer mit einer geradkettigen oder verzweigten Alkylgruppe mit 9 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen und zumindest einem damit copolymerisierbaren Monomer hergestellt sind, und einem Weichmacher, der bei normalen Temperaturen fest ist, zur Herstellung eines Adhäsivgegenstandes mit verzögerter Klebrigkeit.
  11. Verwendung nach Anspruch 10, worin der Adhäsivgegenstand mit verzögerter Klebrigkeit einer ist, der auf eine Klebefläche aus einem nicht polaren Material aufgetragen ist.
  12. Verwendung von zumindest einem thermoplastischen Polymer, ausgewählt aus der Gruppe, bestehend aus (a) Homopolymeren, die jeweils aus einem radikalisch polyermisierbaren Monomer mit einer geradkettigen oder verzweigten Alkylgruppe mit 9 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen hergestellt sind, (b) Copolymeren, die jeweils von zumindest zwei radikalisch polymerisierbaren Monomeren mit jeweils einer geradkettigen oder verzweigten Alyklgruppe mit 9 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen hergestellt sind, und (c) Copolymeren, die jeweils von zumindest einem radikalisch polymerisierbaren Monomer mit einer geradkettigen oder verzweigten Alkylgruppe mit 9 bis 18 Kohlenstoffatomen und zumindest einem damit copolymerisierbaren Monomer hergestellt sind, und einem Weichmacher, der bei normalen Temperaturen fest ist, zur Herstellung einer Adhäsivzusammensetzung mit verzögerter Klebrigkeit.
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